Syria (Humanitarian Response) Debate
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John Leech
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(11 years, 3 months ago)
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Justine Greening
The hon. Gentleman may be aware that in January we hosted a conference with the Syrian National Coalition to talk about how the political transition might work and the challenges that Syria will face when we get beyond the current crisis. It is vital that alongside the humanitarian work in which we are engaged, we put effort into planning for the day-after work that will have to be done. We are engaged in doing that.
Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington) (LD)
Has any assessment been made of the relative effectiveness of the aid provided by different organisations on the ground in Syria?
Justine Greening
The short answer is yes. We want to use only agencies that we can absolutely rely on. Many of the agencies that we are using have done fantastic work around the world and we know them very well. Helping those agencies to scale up is our biggest challenge. I assure my hon. Friend that we will get the most out of every single pound that is spent because it is vital that we do so.